Press Office

TUE 01 FEBRUARY 2011

Speech to the CEDA Luncheon

Last week I spoke at the National Press Club on meeting the challenges of flood recovery while retaining our commitment to fiscal responsibility. Today I want to take a broader view of our nation’s economic future in the years and decades ahead. ...

THU 27 JANUARY 2011

Rebuilding after the floods

The Prime Minister today announced the Gillard Labor Government’s response to the immense national challenge of rebuilding flood-affected regions across Australia. Preliminary estimates, following consultation with the Queensland Government, indicate that the Government will...

THU 27 JANUARY 2011

I see what needs to be done and I will do it: Speech to the National Press Club

Yesterday was Australia Day, and in some ways, it was an Australia Day like any other. Picnics and barbecues, tennis and cricket, a new Australian of the Year and new Australian citizens - in so many ways it felt just like last year did and just like next year will. But...

FRI 21 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Adelaide

PM: It’s absolutely fantastic to see the way that Australians have been pulling together during the tough times that our nation’s been enduring over the last few weeks and obviously the challenges aren’t over yet as we face floodwaters in Victoria. ...

THU 20 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of interview, 7.30 Report

HOST: Prime Minister thanks for your time tonight. PM: My pleasure. HOST: Now while the floods are ongoing and the damage bill just keeps mounting, there have been estimates, reported estimates, of up to $30 billion for Queensland and then of course there’s the other...

WED 19 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Brisbane

PM: I’m here today with Brigadier Paul McLachlan and I’ve been briefed on the Defence Force efforts across Queensland. We have 1, 885 Defence Force personnel out across Queensland today making a difference in clean-up and recovery. ...

MON 10 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: I'm here today to make an announcement about assistance for Australians who are doing it tough as the nation battles floodwaters. Already as Prime Minister I have triggered the payment of emergency money to Australians who are doing it tough - the Australian Government Disaster...

WED 29 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview, 6PR

  HOST: Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard’s in the studio. Nothing to do with things you may have said in the past. That’s my theme. PM: Well, Howard, as long as you’re not going to ask me to sing, because I think that that would end...

TUE 28 DECEMBER 2010

Commonwealth assistance for flood-affected Queensland communities

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Acting Attorney-General Brendan O'Connor today said the Commonwealth Government would continue to provide assistance to Queensland communities affected by flooding over Christmas. Following a request from Queensland, the Government is providing two...

MON 20 DECEMBER 2010

Joint press conference, Canberra

PM: OK, thanks very much. Now, I've come today with a mob, really, so I'll describe the nature of the mob. We have of course the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Conroy, the Minister for...

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